[VoiceOps] Switch Pricing

[Richey]

Thanks,   That's the type of response I was looking for.  That tells me
enough to know to keep on with what I am doing.  


Richey

-----Original Message-----
From: Kent Claussen [mailto:kent at claussen.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 6:36 AM
To: Richey
Cc: voiceops at voiceops.org
Subject: Re: [VoiceOps] Switch Pricing

We have found it depends on the feature sets you want and mainly on the 
number of users you want for the feature sets.  These costs typically 
are as expensive if not more than the switch itself.

In most softswitches you are talking 200 to 250k(Meta, Sonus, Nortel) to 
start for a moderate config and set of spares.

In most of these purchases there is always some flexibility depending on 
your circumstance.

kent


Richey wrote:
> No, I am looking for something like Switch A could cost over $150k and
> Switch B could cost over $450k.   
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> Richey
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alex Balashov [mailto:abalashov at evaristesys.com] 
> Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 9:48 PM
> To: Richey
> Cc: voiceops at voiceops.org
> Subject: Re: [VoiceOps] Switch Pricing
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> You want actual $$$ figures?  That flies in the face of all market 
> segmentation practices in enterprise pricing.  Not going to happen.
>
> The "process" is for the sales representative to talk to you, feel you 
> out, get a sense of the purchasing power and budgetary climate of your 
> company ("what you're worth"), and then generate a "custom" quote 
> "just for you!"
>
> Richey wrote:
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>> I've been asked to start researching our next soft switch that will 
>> replace an asterisk based VoIP platform.   Currently were reselling 
>> service in other markets that are outside of our home market.    So I am 
>> starting my research on Meta, Sonus, Broadsoft,  and some competing 
>> platforms.  What I can't find is what is the price range on anything 
>> without talking to sales and even at that it's usually a long drawn out 
>> process at least that's my experience with other gear.  I would really 
>> like to find out the price range on some of these switches.  I am not 
>> looking for specific pricing just kind of a ball park.     
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>> Right now I am still in the idea stage.   We just started the process of 
>> negotiating interconnection agreements so I don't expect us to get real 
>> serious on a switch selection until early 2010.   In the meantime I want 
>> to learn as much as I can about possible gear but I don't want to spend 
>> time on something I don't think will be close to the budget.
>>
>>  
>>
>> Richey
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